Ferrari Inaugurates "Mille Chili" Laboratory
20 Feb 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Weight reduction of their cars has always been one of the main goals that Ferrari aimed to achieve in time. The logical chain was the following: if cars were lighter, this would lead to less fuel co...
Nissan Project Welcomes its Finalists
19 Feb 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Nissan is an automaker that surely applauds interesting designs for their trucks. That's why, the Japanese car maker sponsored a semester-long project for the Cleveland Institute of Art at the ...
2009 Chicago Auto Show Does Well Despite Crisis
17 Feb 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chicago Auto Show debuted on Friday, February 13, and despite what you might think, that did not jinx the overall performance of the show. So far, that is. Set to last until February 22, it woul...
Skoda Fabia Scout Warms Up for Geneva
16 Feb 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like the upcoming Geneva Motor Show is going to be a fairly special event for Czech manufacturer Skoda as the company will debut several new models expected to hit the streets this year. Wh...
Rare Citroën Sets Record Price at Retromobile Auction
13 Feb 2009, 17:28 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, only the cars that belong to luxury brands manage to fetch ridiculous amounts of money at auctions. But sometimes surprises do happen. This seems to be the case of this 1973 Citroë...
Opel to Showcase EcoFLEX Models at Geneva
13 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The upcoming Geneva Motor Show will host an impressive number of new models, with several companies, including Mitsubishi, Fiat, Nissan and Cadillac already confirming their goodies for the show. GM...
Chevy-Based Autobots from Transformers 2 Debut at Chicago
13 Feb 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although it has not yet been launched, the so-much expected blockbuster “Transformers 2: The Revenge of the Fallen” already haunts the minds of the curious fans. And because there are st...
Mitsubishi Says No to 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show
13 Feb 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Unfortunately for all people involved or, at least interested, in the automotive world, the economic recession is not only about cutting production, firing employees or bankruptcy. It also means som...
2009 Geneva Preview: GM to Launch New Saab 9-3X
11 Feb 2009, 16:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Saab 9-3X, an upgraded model particularly focused on fuel efficiency and functional storage, will be officially rolled out at the Geneva Motor Show in March, parent company General Motors sa...
Audi Tradition Celebrates 100 years of Audi
11 Feb 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Audi Tradition annual program will be centered this year around the 100th anniversary of the German car manufacturer. To rise to the occasion and perhaps forget about the economic crisis, Audi ...
Chevrolet Cruze Causes a Riot at Abu Dhabi
9 Feb 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While we don't know how many people actually liked and praised the new Chevrolet Cruze, General Motors says the upgraded model caused quite a stir at the 2008 Abu Dhabi International Motor show...
$4.4 Million for the Bugatti Found in Garage
9 Feb 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, a car's price would decay with the flight of time but it seems this is not the case of the rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante found in the garage of a British orthopedic surgeon. ...
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (TR) Auction to Break World Record
9 Feb 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A few classic Ferraris have become some of the most sought-after four-wheel works of art at almost every luxury auction that took place in the last decade. First there was the 1962 Ferrari GTO which...
1st Completed Continental GTZ On Sale for 1.3 Million Euros
5 Feb 2009, 16:52 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Bentley Continental GTZ by Carrozzeria Zagato was unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show. After realizing the potential their creation really had, the famous Milanese coachbuilders decided to man...
Win a Nissan Skyline R33 at the Swinton Specialist Competition
5 Feb 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Petrolheads all over the world are asked to sign-up in one of the most thrilling motoring events of the year, the Swinton Specialist’s “win-a-project-car” competition startin...
Lightweight Gallardo LP 560-4 Ready for Super Trofeo
5 Feb 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo took to the 270 km track in Adria, Italy for its latest official testing session this week. The new Super Trofeo race car had extensive tests of braking compon...
Carlsson Goodies for Geneva: S-Klasse Front Spoiler Lip and RS Coilover Kits
5 Feb 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is quickly approaching, most companies are rushing to announce their latest goodies set to be showcased at the event. Beside the numerous new models we already heard ab...
EcoCar Debuts at Washington Auto Show
4 Feb 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge is a special program established by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors and sponsored by the Government of Canada and other sponsors which invites uni...
Sydney Motor Show Postponed until 2010
3 Feb 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the financial downturn striking automakers these days, the fate of many 2009 motor shows seem to be already sealed. The latest such event was the Sydney Motor Show, cancelled because car com...
Seoul Motor Show Loses GM, Chrysler, BMW
3 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The restless race for money, initiated by the economic crisis, makes car manufacturers fire workers, close down factories, scrap new models and sell assets. Undoubtedly, marketing budgets are also c...